Reclaiming Nostalgia: Longing for Nature in American Literature /
(Part of the Under the Sign of Nature: Explorations in Ecocriticism Series)
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Often thought of as the quintessential home or the Eden from which humanity has fallen, the natural world has long been a popular object of nostalgic narratives. In Reclaiming Nostalgia, Jennifer Ladino assesses the ideological effects of this phenomenon by tracing its dominant forms in American literature and culture since the closing of the frontier in 1890. While referencing nostalgia for pastoral communities and for untamed and often violent frontiers,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0813933358
ISBN13:9780813933351
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:University of Virginia Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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